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2009 Pre-Season Women's Track Outlook

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The Flying Dutch feature a squad that has a blend of veterans and collegiate newcomers.

The team returns 21 letterwinners from a team that finished second in the 2008 Michigan
Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA) standings and 20th at the NCAA Division
III championships.

Coach Kevin Cole begins his fourth season with a pre-season roster includes 24 freshmen
along with 18 sophomores, three juniors and five seniors.

In 2008 the Flying Dutch scored a school-record 13 points at the national championships.
Returning senior Nora Kuiper of Parchment, Mich.(Parchment HS) contributed to that
accomplishment with a fifth place finish in the 100-meter dash.

In 2008 a record number of Hope track and field athletes received All-MIAA honors.
Sixteen athletes in the women's and men's program were named by coaches to the honor
squad. Thirteen of them were gold medal winners at the annual Field Day championships.
The 2009 All-MIAA women's returnees are led by senior Nora Kuiper who is a three-time
MIAA champion in the 100-meter dash. Her winning time in 2008 was a conference record
(:12.13). She also won the 200-meter dash. Other returning All-MIAA athletes are sophomore
Emily Kreichelt (Northville/Northville HS), sophomore Kara Vandeguchte (Hamilton/Hamilton
HS), and pole vault champion Emily VanderMeer (senior from Holland/Holland HS).

Co-captains of the 2009 team will be Nora Kuiper, Emily VanderMeer and senior Sarah
Multer (Plainwell, Mich./Plainwell HS).

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The Flying Dutchmen return 26 letterwinners from a 2008 team that finished second in the Michigan Intercollegiate Athletic Association (MIAA). Coach Kevin Cole begins his fourth season at the helm of the track and field program with a roster that includes 12 freshmen, 19 sophomores, 10 juniors and 11 seniors.